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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Harpidae 

Harpa ventricosa Lamarck, 1801

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Harpa condoidalis auct.
   Harpa major auct.
   Harpa ventricosa Lamarck, 1801
   Harpa davidis var. ventricosa (Lamarck, 1801)
   Buccinum harpa var testudo Donovan, 1822
   Harpa cabritii Fischer, 1860

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: in sand 
habitat: rocks [ in rocky places ]

References

 Dance, S.P. (ed) 1995. p.143 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl.1, f.2 Biology and ecology
 Rehder, H.A. 1973. p.252, pl. 188, figs 1, 2; pl. 219 [ illustration, description, distribution, synonymy, type data, records ]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1903. p.604 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Harpidae Bronn, 1849
                          Harpa Röding, 1798
                            Harpa ventricosa Lamarck, 1801

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47364) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-06-26. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-07-17.